SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Students at Holy Savior Academy got a jump on Earth Day last week when the school hosted Clean Campus Day Tuesday.

The day featured hands-on activities that drove home the theme of caring for the environment. Students in grades pre-K through second made a bird feeder out of pipe cleaners, Cheerios and string; students in grades 3 to 5 made solar ovens out of old pizza boxes; and the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders conducted a lab experiment that simulated how an oil spill would be cleaned up.

Students also received lessons on the importance of recycling, solar energy, the impact of pollution and waste disposal, and wrapped up the day's activities with worm races.